The schools resisting ministers’ all-academy land ambitions Schools Week looks at the areas that have thwarted ministers’ decade-long academisation drive
Former education secretary Gavin Williamson knighted Queen approves knighthood for minister sacked last year after heavy criticism of his handling of Covid in schools
DfE cancels 19 academy orders after legal challenge Ministers U-turn after signing off academy orders for Catholic Hallam diocese schools without governor approval
Abuse inquiry demands tougher school safeguarding rules The indendent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IICSA) wants to fix ‘shortcomings’ in safeguarding training, data-sharing, checks and sanctions
Catholic turnaround trust eyes coasting or cash-strapped schools Such new trusts could help the DfE fix low Christian academisation rates and the chronic problem of schools strugging to find sponsors
Schools left to decide on turning away pupils with Covid symptoms Unions say schools are in an ‘impossible position’ as Covid requirements ease, with fears of conflict with parents
Ofqual proposes stricter controls on BTECs that survive qualifications cull Ofqual is consulting on stricter controls over alternatives to A Levels and T Levels, with BTECs and other qualifications in limbo ahead of a planned cull
Everything you need to know about the ESFA review The agency will be stripped of academy oversight, lose hundreds of staff and face a governance shakeup after the Bell review
DfE ‘pauses’ diocese academy drive after legal challenge Unions have challenged the DfE’s decision to approve Catholic Diocese of Hallam conversions before governing bodies had voted